Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Samir Nasri has been banned from football, it has emerged.

The midfielder, who was linked with a host of clubs in January, including West Brom fleetingly, received the ban following the investigation into the intravenous drip treatment he received at a Los Angeles clinic.

The player's legal representative in the case told the Press Association that a six-month suspension has been imposed on Nasri by UEFA.

According to this report in The Mirror , the playmaker Nasri received 500 millilitres of hydration in the form of sterile water containing micronutrient components on December 26, 2016, while on holiday.

The report says it happened when he was on loan from City to Sevilla, and Nasri had reported feeling ill and vomiting before calling a doctor, his Maryland-based former girlfriend Dr Sarabjit Anand who provided an initial diagnosis.

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Nasri received treatment from a private medical company, Drip Doctors, in his hotel room and later posed for a photograph with the organisation's co-founder Jamila Sozahdah that drew publicity.

World Anti-Doping Agency rules state there is a 50 millilitre infusion limit per six-hour period for active athletes. A request by Sevilla for a retroactive therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for Nasri was refused in February 2017 by UEFA, whose decision was later upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Spanish sport newspaper Marca reported Nasri has been banned for one year, stating UEFA will confirm that on Monday, however Nasri's lawyer, who wished not to be named, disputed that figure.